CVE-2015-8860 describes a symlink attack vulnerability in the Node.js tar package prior to version 2.0.0, allowing remote attackers to write to arbitrary files. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.5) has a low attack complexity and requires no user interaction, enabling significant impact on system integrity. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting it is not currently a prevalent threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.8.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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